2013 NFL Draft

The draft has come and gone. With blue-chip prospects missing from the top of the draft, this was a year the Skins benefited by using that additional bargaining chip for RG3.

How did the Redskins do? They got exactly what they needed. Most importantly, they drafted a likely starter at safety alongside Brandon Meriweather in Fresno St. player Phillip Thomas in the fourth round. In addition, depending on how quickly 2nd rounder Amerson develops, Jim Haslett may be able to move DeAngelo Hall to safety also.

Jordan Reed is an intriguing prospect as a multi-talented threat. I believe there was an effect of addition by subtraction when Fred Davis was injured. How so? Logan Paulsen is a much better run-blocker than Davis and Kyle Shanahan probably leaned on the run more heavily with Paulsen as the primary TE than he would have with Davis still in there. Jordan Reed will basically push Niles Paul to develop - and if he doesn't, then he should lose his spot.

Instead of two scat backs, I would have liked to see the team draft another RB in the mold of Alfred Morris - a 5-10, 210 pounder, as a backup 1-cut downhill running workhorse. Neither Helu nor Royster seems capable of filling that role.

As a Cal alum, I'm shocked that Keenan Allen fell all the way to the third round. He was projected to go as a mid-to-late first rounder. Certainly the Skins should have drafted him instead of Jordan Reed if he was still available there. In fact, it may have made sense to draft Allen instead of Amerson as my guess is that Allen will be a better pro and have a decent career. Not sure about Amerson. Allen would be a great #2 to complement Garcon.